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Christmas Mountain

Move over, New York City. Salida’s got something even better – higher and brighter—than the lighting of the tree in Rockefeller Center. How about a 750 foot tall Christmas tree? Not just a tree either; it’s a whole Christmas Mountain. Locals say it’s the world’s largest Christmas tree with the magical power to transform Salida into […]

  • by Deonne Policky
  • December 12, 2022
  • Blog
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Snow in Salida

Today’s snow in Salida came as a wake-up call.  Yesterday was sunny, 70 and much like summer.  Today is more of a winter blast.  The average snow in Salida over the course of a year is 43 inches.  October averages only 4 inches.  We have had our October average in one day. Salida, Colorado, gets […]

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Local Winery

Our local winery, Mountain Spirit Winery opened in 1995 and is a family-owned and operated boutique winery nestled in the high country of the Upper Arkansas River Valley. They produce premium wines on five acres of farmland with apple orchards and an old homestead, surrounded by 14,000-foot mountain vistas. Owners Terry and Michael Barkett, wine-maker and son-in-law […]

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